Originally posted by eldragonflyNot to sure what you mean - no change there.
i repeat: spill your guts Greenpawn.
If you want me to say In My Life is the best Beatles song, OK.
But like many other posting on here I love all there stuff.
I really like the solo version of Strawberry Fields just Lennon
and his guitar.
Hey Jude won me £5.00 when I proved John Lennon goes
F***ing Hell during one verse.
The worse recording must be 'Hold Me Tight.' they put an 'out take'
on the record, McCartney goes right off key and giggles,
Ringo losses the beat and sets them off giggling again.
In the end you clearly hear McCartney fighting off laughter.
Brilliant.
Best cover of a Beatles song - 'I'm Looking Through You' by The Possies.
Never saw them live. Seen Kinks, Small Faces, Creedence,
Byrds (they were crap live),
Is that OK for a guts spill.
How old are you anyway? Only people of my generation have the
right to talk about the Beatles - we were there...You had to be there.
I really pity everyone who not a teenager in the 60's...You had to be there.
Originally posted by greenpawn34Fantastic! First off i'm one of those sunday night ed sullivan kids/tail end baby boomer, who couldn't live without their music, made a big difference in my life. learned to play guitar when i was 10. But what i want to know is what was the effect the beatles had in the Britian, and how did they affect you, ie. did their music just bleed happiness into your life, did it change relationships, was Lennon considered a hard core rebel and not the cutsie iconic group leader that he was in the states, like the British releases are so much better than the Americanized "butcher" albums over here, were you proud of them, or were they just another rock band, i could go on. After all Stu Sutcliffe was from Edinburgh, do you know where his house is, is he famous there, no big deal. Please tell me.
Not to sure what you mean - no change there.
If you want me to say In My Life is the best Beatles song, OK.
But like many other posting on here I love all there stuff.
I really like the solo version of Strawberry Fields just Lennon
and his guitar.
Hey Jude won me £5.00 when I proved John Lennon goes
F***ing Hell during one verse.
The wor ...[text shortened]... be there.
I really pity everyone who not a teenager in the 60's...You had to be there.
Originally posted by eldragonflythe report is due in standard thesis format by tomorrow.
But what i want to know is what was the effect the beatles had in the Britian, and how did they affect you, ie. did their music just bleed happiness into your life, did it change relationships, was Lennon considered a hard core rebel and not the cutsie iconic group leader that he was in the states, like the British releases are so much better than the Am ...[text shortened]... nized "butcher" albums over here, were you proud of them, or were they just another rock band?
Originally posted by greenpawn34Oh just one more thing Greenpawn, since you were there; what was a Teddy Boy? and are there any "parallels" to be found in the homogenized american "beat" culture which disintegrated into the madness and apathetic greed that you now see, ever riding on the coattails of the british invasion, music-wise.
Not to sure what you mean - no change there.
If you want me to say In My Life is the best Beatles song, OK.
I really like the solo version of Strawberry Fields just Lennon
and his guitar.
Best cover of a Beatles song - 'I'm Looking Through You' by The Possies.
Been asked what it was like being there in the 60's. When the Beatles first appeared.
It was great.
When they released a new record it was played to members of
the public and they gave their verdicts. This was on the BBC NEWS which
was a very straight programme.
The headlines in the nespapers where. NEW BEATLES SINGLE OUT TODAY!!
Big queues outside record shops, Beatles new singles parties,
Windows opened wide and the blasted into the street - few complained.
And when an LP came out. You never saw people for days as they
stayed in to listen to it. Then all the songs would get covered
and appear in the charts.
Everything changed overnight.
One day British teenages dressed like little models of their dads.
Then suddenly long hair, jeans, (jeans were banned at some schools)
t-shirts, Beatle boots (still have a pair I bought in the 60's), hipsters,
the mini skirt... (ahhh the mini skirt...)
It was like a revolution of the young.
Before the Beatles music was cute and fluffy mostly solo singers ruled.
All had 'exciting' made up names Billy Fury, Marty Wild, Adam Faith
and sang songs about falling in or out of love.
The Bealtes sang about lonely old ladies getting buried (Elanor Rigby).
People kept saying they would only last a few months.
Indeed they themselves in an interview in '64 said they expected it
all to end very soon.
Ringo was going open a hair dressing saloon, and John said him
and Paul might continue writing songs.
Of course other groups played their part, The Stones, Kinks, Faces,
The Hollies, Them, The Who.
If you Google the Pop Charts from 63-66 you will see hundreds
of songs that 90% of you will know.
Not like the pap they make today which is instantly foregettable
But one of the best leaders of the generation was of course Dylan.
The song: Times they are a Changing. that verse:
"Come Mothers and Fathers throughout the land,
Don't criticise what you can't understand,
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command."
This was scribbled on walls everywhere.
It was like suddenly teenagers all over the world suddenly merged
into this big massive unruly army who answered adults back.
Things were never going to be the same again.
Never been to Stu Sutcliffe house, don't know address.
he was born in Edinburgh but left for Liverpool when he 2 or 3.
Had a good friend who lived on the same street where John stayed
when he visited Edinburgh when he was a boy.
Apparently he took two summer holidays in Edinburgh.
When John was shot the BBC played a Beatles song with John singing
the lead after every programme that night.
They have never done anything like before or since.
That was a sad day. A very sad day.
I mispelt their name. It's The Posies.
The do the original song but have this melody
from 'Here Comes The Sun' going on in the background.
It's very neat.
Cocker's 'Help from my Friends' is a good cover.
I know a guy from Marmalade who covered Ob-La-Di.
I hated their version. On the Beatles version on a good
set-up you can hear all the messing about going on
in the background of this song.
Molly let's the children a hand (Paul)
(arm) John, leg (George).
I bought a CD at a carboot sale that has all the Beatles LP's on it.
You can only play it on a CD as they are all wave files but it's brilliant.
Originally posted by greenpawn34I'm just a pup, as I wasn't yet a teenager in the Sixties, though I remember a lot from that time. You do well to give credit to Dylan's anthem of the era.
If you Google the Pop Charts from 63-66 you will see hundreds
of songs that 90% of you will know.
Not like the pap they make today which is instantly foregettable
But one of the best leaders of the generation was of course Dylan.
The song: Times they are a Changing. that verse:
"Come Mothers and Fathers throughout the land,
Don't criticise wha ...[text shortened]... massive unruly army who answered adults back.
Things were never going to be the same again.
The Beatles were an impressive band that contributed a lot to the counterculture of 1964-66After that the youth rebellion moved beyond them (not beyond Lennon, though) and other bands became more important. The Beatles, like Elvis before them, became part of the world of pop--the world of folks like Englebert Humperdinck. Their différance was muted, while other groups moved forward.
Originally posted by tomtom232Tough call. Maybe Strawberry Fields.
I thought about putting this in the culture forum but decided it doesnt really fit.
Anyway, what is your favorite Beatles song of all time. Mine is a tie between "Let it be" and "Hey Jude"
I used to listen to the Sgt. Pepper album (and another Beatles tape I had) over and over as a teenager. That and the Doors.
Eleanor Rigby was great (along with People Are Strange) for expressing teenage angst.
Yesterday is fantastic too!
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Originally posted by tomtom232Come together
I thought about putting this in the culture forum but decided it doesnt really fit.
Anyway, what is your favorite Beatles song of all time. Mine is a tie between "Let it be" and "Hey Jude"
LMAO, I just realized how appropriate that is.
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Originally posted by greenpawn34There's a funny story about the recording of that song. Paul kept up with the insanely slow initial takes (the slow take which you'll find on Anthology) and driving a stoned John batty. John gets on the piano and starts Ob-La-Di much faster and that's the take and the speed heard on the White album.
I know a guy from Marmalade who covered Ob-La-Di.
I hated their version. On the Beatles version on a good
set-up you can hear all the messing about going on
in the background of this song.
Molly let's the children a hand (Paul)
(arm) John, leg (George).
I'm thinking that was the reason the other Beatles told John that Revolution was great but it has to be faster. 😛